Gene Takagi

He actually (Freudian) slipped in something true: “[Trump’s] tried to do everything he can to try to make [the shutdown] as unpainless as possible.”

After Law Firm Deals With Trump, D.C. Bar Warns of Ethical Jeopardy

After Law Firm Deals With Trump, D.C. Bar Warns of Ethical Jeopardy: The bar group’s ethics committee says firms that make a deal with the government may need to get waivers from clients with opposing interests www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u... | must be a few #nonprofits with opposing interests

What to Do When the President Calls You ‘Corrupt’ As the Trump administration cuts funding to nonprofits and challenges their tax-exempt status, the president and many of his officials justify the actions with rhetorical attacks that potentially repr...

What to Do When the President Calls You ‘Corrupt’: Recent White House rhetorical attacks against nonprofits are unprecedented. Will donors listen? www.philanthropy.com/news/trump-n... - Drew Lindsay, @chronphilanthropy.bsky.social

What Is Collective Narrative Infrastructure and Why Does It Matter? - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly Nonprofits and philanthropy are falling short in building the relationships, rituals, and alignment infrastructure that movements need today. But that can change.

What Is Collective Narrative Infrastructure and Why Does It Matter? nonprofitquarterly.org/what-is-coll... - Emi Aguilar and Trevor Smith, @npquarterly.bsky.social #movements

The UCLA campus in Los Angeles on Feb. 18, 2022. Photo by Raquel Natalicchio for CalMatters. Hed: What’s inside Trump’s $1.2-billion settlement demand letter to UCLA? It’s finally public

At a planned rally today at UCLA, faculty associations of UCLA and the wider UC are taking a victory lap and urging Gov. Newsom to join their fight against President Donald Trump’s demands for a $1.2-billion settlement with the renowned public university. bit.ly/48KnvXW

📸 Raquel Natalicchio

Freddie Freeman's walk-off homer lifts Dodgers to 18-inning win in World Series Game 3 Freddie Freeman hits a walk-off home run in the 18th inning to deliver the Dodgers to a 6-5 win over the Blue Jays in a World Series classic at Dodger Stadium.

What a game!!! Dodgers - Blue Jays - walk-off homer in the bottom of the 18th inning - Ohtani crushes the postseason record by reaching base 9 times (the record had been 6) and had two home runs and two doubles before being walked 5 times in a row. - Going to game 5!! www.latimes.com/sports/dodge...

Can Anyone Rescue the Trafficked Girls of L.A.’s Figueroa Street?

Hi Nick - I reposted the above with the correct link but you may want to correct it - www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/m...

Here's the correct link - www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/m...

Nation’s biggest law firms back off from challenging Trump policies The pace generated by more than 390 lawsuits challenging Trump administration actions has lawyers from many firms working around-the-clock.

Nation’s biggest law firms back off from challenging Trump policies www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 10/25/25 Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week. Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources: Annual Report on…

Nonprofit Resources of the Week - 10/25/25 nonprofitlawblog.com/nonprofit-re...

2025 CalNonprofits Annual Policy Conference The CalNonprofits Annual Policy Conference 2025 will be held in Los Angeles on November 5 at The California Endowment. The topics are on point, and the speaker list is very impressive. I’m ho…

2025 CalNonprofits Annual Policy Conference nonprofitlawblog.com/2025-calnonp... - I'll be there! @calnonprofits.bsky.social @calmatters.org @calendow.bsky.social

Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 10/25/25 Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week. Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources: Annual Report on…

Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 10/25/25 nonprofitlawblog.com/nonprofit-re... - state enforcement and regulations, gofundme fiasco, fundraising tips, merger matchmakers, FARA risks, Humanity AI coalition

Bold New People-Centered Initiative on AI Launched by Major Foundations “Artificial intelligence is a matter of design — not destiny.” That’s the message behind Humanity AI: an ambitious new initiative formally announced on Tuesday, August 14, 2025, by a core coalition of...

Bold New People-Centered Initiative on AI Launched by Major Foundations www.fplglaw.com/insights/bol... - @linjane51.bsky.social, For Purpose Law Group (FPLG)

Another Headache for America's Charities It’s a news story that should have been uncovered months ago, but perhaps everyone was too distracted and overwhelmed by the daily chaos from Washington, D.C. [Update:] Thursday, October 23, 2025, 10:...

Another Headache for America's Charities www.fplglaw.com/insights/ano...

SF institution hangs protest banners as federal agents are sent to Bay Area "Pity the nation whose leaders are liars."

San Francisco institution hangs protest banners as federal agents are sent to Bay Area www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

Gavin Newsom Blasts Trump Using 'Authoritarian Playbook' Against San Francisco

Newsom blasted Trump and his top aide over a new report that more than 100 federal immigration agents are on their way to the San Francisco Bay Area.

Why Philanthropy’s Democracy Talk Turns People Off Here are the words that leave average Americans cold — and the language that could connect them to the billion-dollar fight to strengthen the country.

Why Philanthropy’s Democracy Talk Turns People Off www.philanthropy.com/commons/demo... | Communication is such an important and powerful tool that requires strategic management. I wonder what part AI will play in all of this ... #nonprofits #advocacy #communications

Students walk through campus at UC San Diego on Sept. 22, 2025. Photo by Adriana Heldiz, CalMatters

A scholarship for Black students at UC San Diego is now available to anyone, regardless of race, after students and a right-leaning nonprofit organization sued the university for discrimination this July. bit.ly/47hOCHz

📸 Adriana Heldiz

Time for Nonprofits to Generate Their Own Revenue for Political Power - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly Nonprofits have long underinvested in political lobbying. For arts and culture organizations selling tickets to customers, a $1 “advocacy” fee could be a steady funding mechanism to build political po...

Time for Nonprofits to Generate Their Own Revenue for Political Power nonprofitquarterly.org/time-for-non... - Tom Tresser, @npquarterly.bsky.social

California AB 1181: Gifts-in-Kind California Assembly Bill 1181 (AB 1181), introduced by Assembly Member Monique Limón (D – Santa Barbara) on February 21, 2019, generally provides for valuation of a noncash contribu…

California AB 1318: A Response to Federal Threats nonprofitlawblog.com/california-a... #nonprofits #nonprofitlaw #resistance

Board-Staff Interaction: What’s Acceptable, What’s Not? You Ask, We Answer - BoardSource Anyone new to working at a nonprofit may find themselves wondering what his or her role is in relationship to the board — that entity that has ultimate responsibility for the organization. This compil...

Board-Staff Interaction - guidance from BoardSource boardsource.org/board-staff-... #nonprofits #governance

Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 10/18/25 Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week. Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources: Trump Team Plans…

Nonprofit Resources of the Week - 10/18/25 nonprofitlawblog.com/nonprofit-re...

ABA presentation "Cross-Border Structures: How Canadian Nonprofits Can Assist U.S. 501(c)(3)s in Challenging Times" - CanadianCharityLaw.ca Mark Blumberg and Caitlin Lee of Blumbergs Professional Corporation will be delivering a webinar for the American Bar Association entitled "Cross-Border

Looking forward to this one! ABA presentation “Cross-Border Structures: How Canadian Nonprofits Can Assist U.S. 501(c)(3)s in Challenging Times” www.canadiancharitylaw.ca/blog/aba-pre... - @canadiancharity.bsky.social

California AB 1318: A Response to Federal Threats California Assembly Bill 1318 was signed into law by the Governor on October 7, 2025 and immediately made effective. AB 1318 was designed to protect state funding of charitable nonprofits from pote…

California AB 1318: A Response to Federal Threats nonprofitlawblog.com/california-a...

No Kings protests: S.F. march surpasses June crowd as thousands rally in Bay Area Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in dozens of Bay Area cities Saturday as part of the second nationwide No Kings rallies protesting President Trump’s administration.

No Kings protest updates: Around 4:30 p.m., the last speech ended and demonstrators trickled out of Civic Center Plaza. Larry Hanson, 78, said it was the largest protest he had ever seen in San Francisco: “I’ve been on a lot of marches. But this was the most amazing one.”

Know Your Rights | Protesters’ Rights | ACLU The First Amendment protects your right to assemble and express your views through protest. However, police and other government officials are allowed to place certain narrow restrictions on the exerc...

The ACLU Know Your Rights: Protester Guide is here www.aclu.org/know-your-ri... #NoKings

Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 10/18/25 lnkd.in/gNzrb6Vi - weaponizing the IRS, resistance, renewal, private foundation payouts, AI, and @npquarterly.bsky.social interview with Nonprofit AF's Vu Le

"Transparency in advocacy: Understanding your obligations under the Lobbying Act" with Commissioner Nancy Bélanger - CanadianCharityLaw.ca Join us for a webinar on "Transparency in advocacy: Understanding your obligations under the Lobbying Act" with Commissioner Nancy Bélanger who is

The regulation of lobbying at the Federal level in Canada is changing. Join us for a webinar on “Transparency in advocacy: Understanding your obligations under the Lobbying Act” with Commissioner Nancy Bélanger, who is Canada’s Commissioner of Lobbying. ow.ly/V5NR50Xa6yE

It sure looks like Trump is about to weaponize the IRS That is very, very bad—and also illegal.

It Sure Looks Like Trump Is About to Weaponize the IRS www.motherjones.com/politics/202... #nonprofitlaw "So even if a vindictive government loses in the courtroom, it still wins by harassing its foes."

Three Emerging Strategies for Renewing Democracy - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly As democratic practices decay in the United States and elsewhere, the tendency is to defend existing institutions. But building new paths is just as important.

As democratic practices decay in the United States and elsewhere, the tendency is to defend existing institutions. But building new paths is just as important. Read more from @joshalerner.bsky.social nonprofitquarterly.org/three-emergi...